Description: 1952 Jan Van Riebeeckand & Maria de la Queillerie Jan Van Riebeeckand was leader of the Dutch West India Company's first Expedition to the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, in 1652, this medal issued to celebrate the 300 Year anniversary of that expedition. Diameter 38.42 mm 93% silver 22.01 grams or .776 ouncesObverseHalf-length figures of Jan van Riebeeck with wig and his wife Maria de la Quellerie with cap, slightly facing each other. He holds a scroll in his right hand.Monogram: "MP" below. Legend in hollow letters: "JAN VAN RIEBEECK * 1619+1677 (ornament) MARIA DE LA QUEILLERIE * 1629+1664". Grape leaf and tendril at the foot. ReverseIn the upper part, three sailing ships arriving in Table Bay with Table Mountain in the background. Below, on the right, a spitting whale and, on the left, a compass rose. Below, a coat of arms with three rings on the shield and a helmet crest with a ring in the fist above it. 1652 6 APRIL 1952CULEMBORGTHE ADVANCEMENT IS WANTED, WE WILL NOT SAVE ANY NEEDS mintKoninklijke Begeer BV , Zeist, Netherlands In 1652, Van Riebeeck brought three ships ashore, the Drommedaris, the Reijger and the Goede Hoop, to establish a settlement at the Cape for the Dutch East India Company. The reverse shows van Riebeeck's coat of arms. The three rings were later adopted by Cape Town in its coat of arms. Culemborg in the Netherlands was van Riebeeck's hometown. The legend on the reverse is van Riebeeck's motto in Old Dutch and can be loosely translated as: "He who wants to get ahead in life should not fear inconvenience".
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Type: Medal
Composition: Silver
Country/Region of Manufacture: Netherlands
